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Your comment is funny, but you should be aware this is a state issue, not a federal one. Unless you are implying every state is down too :)
What makes this a state issue?
The state approach is more fine-grained so a negative outcome is localized, and if the outcome is positive people in other states can enact similar laws if they want.
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The whole point is that the competitor can't compete because the consumer is being lied to about the price in the first place—which they don't know until it's too late.
People think they have a lot more say with their insignificant purchases then they really do. Insignificant purchases by individuals can't sway how businesses run.
I understand Apple’s approach to Verizon here. Just like the initial iPhone needed one carrier to get things right, 5G infrastructure testing will be like that. It is in Apple’s best interest if their users experience 5G as best as the current infrastructure allows (which isn’t great yet, because it will take a decade for a full rollout). It makes sense to have the carriers bend over backwards to see who gets to be t…
Except for the rest of the world, which did just fine.
Apple tried to do US-like deals with European carriers and it was just so fundamentally incompatible with the European mindset that many people simply did not understand what they were trying to sell or why.
It took a year or so before Apple realized Europeans buy phones and subscriptions separately and the iPhone-sales took off, because now people could actually buy a phone.
Let's also not forget that Apple also removed a $20-30 accessory from the box under the guise of saving the planet. Then not only decided to not pass that savings onto the customer, but actually secretively raised the price $30. I am not suggesting that removing the power brick doesn't have any impact on the environment. What I am suggesting is that I don't buy for a second that it was the primary motivator for remov…
Do you have access to the BOM? Sure it was likely a cost-savings measure, but it may have been to combat rising prices elsewhere. It's a two-sided equation and we can't see the whole thing.
If Apple did want to be environmentally friendly though I would think offering a reasonably priced multi-device (4-ports?) charger would be more effective than just selling a single-device charger separately.
One charger for many devices for many years is a better story than "It's the same charger, just purchased separately now."
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What part of "starting at $699" is a lie? You will be able to exchange $699 for an iPhone 12 Mini.
And then you will be charged a 30 dollar mandatory activation fee once you attempt to use your phone. Wheras on T-Mobile you pay 729, and then do not have an activation fee. It is basically a scam, much like how hotels are allowed to charge "resort fees" to have lower prices in online search engines.
Let's also not forget that Apple also removed a $20-30 accessory from the box under the guise of saving the planet. Then not only decided to not pass that savings onto the customer, but actually secretively raised the price $30. I am not suggesting that removing the power brick doesn't have any impact on the environment. What I am suggesting is that I don't buy for a second that it was the primary motivator for remov…
Come on....
Everyone (to some approximation) has a charger already!
Why knock the people trying to reduce waste?
Let's also not forget that Apple also removed a $20-30 accessory from the box under the guise of saving the planet. Then not only decided to not pass that savings onto the customer, but actually secretively raised the price $30. I am not suggesting that removing the power brick doesn't have any impact on the environment. What I am suggesting is that I don't buy for a second that it was the primary motivator for remov…
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What part of "starting at $699" is a lie? You will be able to exchange $699 for an iPhone 12 Mini.
The part where you have to spend more than $699